25
TAXI
Boston
Grill
and
mlm
Ambulance
Service)
Anywhere
at
Anytime
Stand:
Exchange
Building
MATT
VI
DECK,
Prop.
VOL
XVI.,
No.
SOI.
MIVA
WELL
KNOWN
VANCOUVER
AUTO
DEALER
IS
MURDERED
Emperor
Yoshihita
Succumbs
in
Tokyo
After
Long
Illness
TOKIO,
December
25.
Emperor
Yoshihito
died
at
1.25
Christ-morning
of
pneumonia.
He
had
been
critically
ill
for
several
ckH
and
the
end
was
expected.
Prince
Hirohito.
who
beccma
Re-'
in
1
02
1
.
succeed
to
the
throne,
becoming'Japan's
hundred
and
.cr'y-fourth
Emperor.
Yoshihito
(Harunomia),
the
late
Emperor
of
Japan,
was
born
Kyoto
on
August
31,
1879.
He
succeeded
his
father,
Emperor
Mut-
"
i'.c.
to
the
throne
on
July
30.
-rried
to
Princes'
Sadako,
born
June
.i
a
KIFUKUMARU
LEAVES
TODAY;
jltte
iNoriu.it
(.iuin
m:iu
iiavimi
;
ioaiikh
hike
?AIL
I
on
INITEII
KlMinoM
oit
continent
TAIV0
MAHU
AT
DOCK
lUv
3
'tiiyed
her
departure
ached
:
weather
tn
"KJ
line
freighter.
!
ain
which
the
took
on
at
the
Wheat'
v,
eiorrung
for
tho
United
Kingdom
uneut
v;i
Panama
Canal.
The
waa
Ukeu
out
to
Triple
Island
bjr
u
TT
Thomson,
local
pilot
of
the
-
r.iott
of
DrltUh
Columbia,
"-eta
Transport
Co.'a
freighter,
Uaru.
which
armed
Wednesday
xn
iht
Orient,
rooted
Into
the
-i
this
o;
x
uing.
Thit
vessel
will
otpetKin
nude
following
.
a
'.rtndlng
before
the
tUrta
tin-
BIG
DISTILLERY
DEAL
IS
CLOSED
(OOIli:il
A
WOUTS
PI
K-
CHASED
lilllAM
WAI.KEK
PLANT
AT
tY.ll.KKItMI.LE.
ONTARIO
TOrtONTO.
Dec
34
-
The
Telegram
At
eleven
o'clock
Wednesday
H
C
Hatch,
president
of
Oooder-At
Worta
Distillery.
Toronto,
atgned
mtra
by
ahlch
the
Hiram
Walker
dlt-iery
at
WalkerVllle
tt
acquired
fcr
I
.000
.000.
There
will
be
no
merger
of
:t
wo
distilleries
but
they
will
be
op-.od
in
conjunction
with
each
other
a
their
combined
output
will
be
ir.;;,-e
than
any
other
Canadian
distil-i
Elcvta
mllllont
of
the
purchase
:
re
nan
been
financed
and
the
remain-.
four
million
ha
been
underwritten
t
New
York
house
and
the
etc
will
offered
for
public
tale
early
in
the
N
Year
It
la
underatood
that
the
tpiUl
of
tho
Walker
distillery
will
con-iin
ten
mllllont
ot
common
stock.
By
.la
deal,
the
ownership
of
the
dlatlllcry
tinned
Statea
to
Canada,''
BOARD
TO
SET
GRAIN
STANDARD
WAS
RECOMMENDED
AT
t'.r'.A.
Mi:KT.
INI
IN
CAMIAUV
ANIt
WII.I.
O.MK
IlKHtlli:
MiMOXTON
CONVr.NTIOS
CAIXJAUY.
DC.
34.
Appointment
ot
a
wpurale
board
to
aet
the
ttandard
for
Alberta
uht
aHlnued
through
PacUIS
Coaat
porta
Wa
recommended
at
i
hieeting
of
the
Ctilaary
local
of
the
Unl
tfd
Farmen
held
here
Hit
night.
The
rccnnim.nri.ltnn
will
rnmi
before
the
U.P.A.
convention
lit
Edmonton.
Ml
1'APKIt
T0.M0KIIOW
Tlie
atair
of
the
'Dally
News
will
ual
drop
work
nd
Join
In
the
Chrlst-hias
festlvltlet.
Therefore,
there
wilt
be
no
lame
of
this
pnper
tomorrow.
Chrittmat
Day.
Tho
next
paper
will
be
th
regular
edition
on
Monday
A,
JM
ftWQ
TUD1QTMAQ
nAV
MfUM
1912.
On
May
10.
1900,
he
was
25,
daughter
of
Prince
Kujo.
Betide
the
Empress.
Emperor
Yoshi
hito
u
survived
by
four
tons
Prince
Htrohtto.
aged
23.
tvo
auceed
to
the
throne;
Prince
Yuuhlto.
34
yean
old;
Prince
Nobuhlto.
approaching
22:
and
rrtnee
Takahlto.
11.
There
are
four
sis-'
ten.
all
of
whom
are
younger
than
the
Mikado.
DEATH
TOLL
IN'
ttlXXIPEO
1
1
UK
RIMIS
TO
I'Ot
It
WINNIPEG.
Dae.
24
The
death
toll
In
On
tit
which
dt-troyed
the
Winnipeg
Theatre
yesterday
rote
to
tour
last
night
when
Fireman
A.
Smith
died
in
hospital
trem
tnjunef
Teeeftrtl
In
flghung
the
Mate
KING'S
XM
AS
DINNER
WILL
BE
IMPERIAL
Order
CJhrn
Tlul
Nothing
hll
lr
Mnrtl
Mlilfh
l
Not
Produrnl
In
Empire
LONDON.
Dee.
21.
Their
Majestita
King
George
and
Queen
Mtry
have
given
Instruction!
that
thetr
Chrlttmaa
dinner
tomorrow
be
confined
to
foode
produced
In
the
British
Empire.
Every
member
ot
the
royal
family
will
be
at
Sandrtngham
House
lor
Chrlstmat
thla
year
except
the
Duke
of
Connaught.
who
It
on
the.
Riviera.
With
many
young
frlenda
of
the
prince
invited,
it
will
be
like
one
or
tne
pre
war
Chrittmat
partiea,
with
the
usual
huge
Chrittmat
tree
In
the
centre
of
the
big
ballroom.
The
tree
will
contain
preaonal
pretenu
for
the
family
aa
well
at
many
gifts
deatlned
for
leas
fortunaf
people
In
the
neighborhood,
who
will
receive
them
during
Christmas
ween.
Queen
Mary,
as
alwajt.
Is
to
tak
personal
Interest
in
the
tree,
which
la
cut
from
the
royal
estate,
and
will
au-pcrvlae
the
decorations
and
the
laying
on
of
all
the
presents.
Dancing
will
be
enllvenrd
by
the
presence
of
Prince
Oeorge.
who
has
Jutt
returned
from
Far
Eastern,
naval
aervlce.
He
haa
the
reputation
of
being
,
the
merriest
of
the
four
boys
of
the
kings
household
and
nearly
aa
fond
of
danc
ing
aa
the
Prince
of
Walca.
FUNERAL
OF
LATE
PETER
BLACK
WILL
TAKEPLACE
SUNDAY
Thi.
funeral
of
the
late
Peter
Black
will
take
place
Sunday
afternoon.
Pol
lowlnir
a
service
In
the
Flrit
Presbyterian
Church
Ct
2
o'clock
when
Rev.
H.
C
Prater
will
officiate.
Tslwpsctn
Lodge
w
kr
nf
which
deceased
was
a
mem
ber,
will
take
charge
and
conduct
a
Masonld
burial.
The
pallbearera
will
b
Sidney
A.
Bird.
James
Dick.
Thomas
McMcekln.
Stanley
Smith,
Robert
Stuart
tnd
A.
J.
Oalland.
VANCOUVER
EXCHANGE
Bid,
Asked.
a
aw
a
Wheat
B.C.
Telephone
...
213.50
217.00
Consolidated
334,00
DC.
Silver
I-
,'75
Oranby
3800,-
Independence
00
H
Indian
Marmot
W
Premier
,.
!
Porter
Idaho
M
l3,s
Northern
and
PRINCE
EIGHT
GRAIN
i
SHIPS
FILLED
AT
VANCOUVER
MX
OTHER
HOATS
ALSO
LOADED,
part
cakcjoes
of
wheat
at
SOITHEKN
PORT
nriiixu
THIS
MEEK
(Speelal
to
Dally
Newt)
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
24.
The
followlrg
grain
cargoes
were
loaded
this
week
for
export
from
Iscal
elevators:
Isor.crr.lt,
United
Kingdom
or
oontln-
lent.
241.047
bushels.
British
Msnarch.
United
Kingdom
or
ocnttnent,
300.500
bushels.
,
Thtodsre
Roosevelt.
Hull.
342.132
bushels.
Eattmoor.
London,
233.914
bushels.
Norderdyk.
Rotterdam.
74,837
bushels.
Atlantic
City,
United
Kingdom
or
continent.
332.C43
bushels.
England
Msni.
United
Kingdom
or
continent.
284.833
bushels.
i
London
Shipper,
Manchester.
27553
bushels.
'
Kelvtnla.
United
Kingdom
or
coaUn-'
ent.
173.173
buaheU.
Arkansas.
Havre.
74.668
bushels;
Dunkirk.
56.000
bushels:
Antwerp
aama.
London
Uaru.
Kobe.
33.333
bushels;
OnaXa.
18
334
bushe'j:
Yokohama.
33,-333
bushels.
I
Toklwa
Uaru.
Kobe.
33.000
bushels.
Alabama
,oonn.
1
bushels.
"j
sYea'art.
Callao!
37.753
bushels.
I
ACCIDENT
ON
j
;
C.N.R.
LINE
!
'
ILK
TU.UX
HAS
It:KAILi:il
YES-TKKIIAV
AXI
PAENi;:U
TKAMIC
TIEI
I
I'
1
EM
port
A
111
I.
Y
EDMONTON',
Hit.
51.
Tanking
temporary
dlruition
of
the
tran-rontlneiital
pawnser
nlce
In
both
directions
nine
car
of
.nrrlat
llk
train
were
derallrd
lielMrrn
Kaiiiluo
and
Itlue.
llltrr
on
the
Canadian
National
lulluuy
line
jffterday.
A
broken
rail
h
le!lerl
to
lue
raii-d
the
accident.
REVOLT
RISING
MEXICO
AGAIN
I
NITKH
states
Mi.MiUAi.
has
LANH-jat
El
POKCE
Ol'
HI.
I
E
JACKETS
WASHINGTON,
Dec.
24.The
rerolu-tlohary
situation
In
Nicaragua
Is
becoming
increasingly
serious.
Apparently.
Rear
Admiral
Latimer,
in
command
of
the
American
special
service
squadron
In
Latin-American
waters,
found
It
advls-able
to
land
a
force
of
Blue
Jackets
at
Rio
Orande
Bar
to
proceed
with
himself
to
Puerto
Cadea.
the
chief
centre
of
revolutionary
movementa.
Meanwhile.
Adolfo
Dift.
Conservative
president,
re-cognlted
by
the
United
States,
Is
being
opposed
by
Liberal
revolutionaries
headed
by
former
vice-president
Sacaza,
recognized
as
president
by
Mexico.
Dlaa
renewed
an
appeal
tor
American
Intervention.
MANAOUA.
Dec.
24.
Fifty
ot
the
gov-eminent
troops
were
massacred
at
El-
puente
when
they
fell
Into
an
ambush,
of
the
Liberal
forces,
It
Is
announced.
I
chambWof"es
HAS
NEW
ASSISTANT
SECRETARY,
ANNOUNCED
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
34.-4.
C.
Kirk,
an
experienced
geologist
and
formerly
In
charge
of
the
Chinese
Immigration
office,
has
been
appointed
assistant
secretary
of
the
B.C.
Chamber
of
Mines
In
auc-cession
to
F.
J.
Fraser
who
left
today
tor
Ottawa
where
he
has
accepted
a
position
with
the
Geological
Survey
of
Canada,
A
Junior
Jau
band
set
It
the
favor-Its
novelty
In
the
Christmas
toy
displays
at
the
Paris
stores,
raising
an
ap-
p-nipj.
prr?pr
't
fnr
fnnrl
parent1
PRINCE
RUPERT
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
RUPERT,
B.C.,
.FRIDAY,
DECEMBER
24,
1926.
MLSSOLINI,
unlike
Old
King
Cole,
does
not
need
to
call
for,
his
fiddlers
three.
Like
Nero
he
does
his
own
fiddling,
and
the
photograph
shows
him
at
his
villa
at
Forli,
piaying
his
beloved
violin.
Policemen
and
Officials
Are
Apprehended
in
War
on
Liquor
Conspirators
SEATTLE,
December
24.
The
gigantic
liquor
conspiracy
case
in
northwest
Washington
now
ap-nrnarhps
thlrtv
names.
Eleven
Seattle
nolicemen.
a
former
prohibi-
1
jgn
agent,
county
prosecutor,
two
senator
areon-the
listof
-those
apprehendwl.rrCTt9
reWngTiriade'
on
indictments
returned
by
the
Federal
Grand
Jury
in
which
more
than
one
hundred
persons
are
named.
"We
are
closer
to
the
throne
of
official
corruption
than
we
have
ever
been
before,"
declared
United
States
Attorney
Revelle,
"and
I
am
afraid
that
we
are
as
close
as
we
will
ever
get."
MERRY
CHRISTMAS.
Once
again
the
Christmas
season
is
here
and
tomorrow
will
be
celebrated
the
one
thousand
nine
hundred
and
twenty-sixth
anniversary
of
that
event
in
Bethlehem
so
sacred
in
Christian
history
when
on
earth
a
Savior
was
born.
It
is
to
be
hoped
that
some
thought
may
be
given
amid
the
customary
festivities
to
that
wonderful
happening
so
that
men
and
women
for
one
day
may
emulate
as
far
as',
it
may
be
in
their
power
the
Beautiful
Personage
who
first
and
per-
jfectly
radiated
that
spirit
full;
'and
true
of
Peace
on
Earth
and
Goodwill
to
all
Men.
It
is
good
that
people
generally
for
one
day
least
should
forget
the
ordinary
worries
and
tons
ot
nie
anu
ue-vote
themselves
exclusively
to.
brightening
the
atmosphere
about
them
with
the
light
of
such
a
glorious
tradition
that
to
many
is
hope
and
salvation.
In
the
conception
that
Christians
have
formed
of
His
Divinity
and
His
Gospel
I
may
nil
seize
on
the
comforting
inspiration
that
enables
one
and,
number
of
arrests
in
the
alleged
deputy
saenlls
and
former
state
GOVERNMENT'S
XMAS
PRESENT
HISTUIIU'TIOX
Of
I.I
(J
l()
It
PUO-ITTS
MADE,
PtllNCE
IIIPEKT
(ETTINO
3,irj3
VICTOKIA,
Dec.
21.
Liquor
pronto
to
be
dhlilrU
among
arloii
HrltMi
Columbia
rltlrs
and
Incur-iwrutrri
lltrltt
Include
the
fl-liming
auanl:
Prince
11
u
pert
....
3.0J3
Vancouver
lll.KOtl
Prince
(ieorr.e
S.I70
New
tVetmlnter
,
ir.,110
NcImiii
fi.nr)
Xanalnio
7.173
Kumlmpt
,Vil
since
the
present
hiilerutloii
tern
ramr
Into
effect
In
ID'll,
the
gotTiinirnt
la
made
a
profit
of
mure
limn
JII.HMUMi,
according
to
figure
lnrd
by
the
finance
de-Kirlinent.
POSTCARD
RATE
MAY
DROP
TO
ONE
CENT
May
follow
Example
f
State
It
I
said
In
Ottawa
all
to
more
fully
appreciate
the
I
ottawa,
Dec.
34.
it
is
believed
here
joy
that
figuratively
rings
out!
that-
it
the
United
States
Senate
from
Christmas
bells.
In
such
a
dopts
the
measure
restoring
one
cent
spirit
the
Dally
News
takes
this
;
P8ts
tot
Prtvte
postcardt,
Postmas-occasion
of
extending
not
only
to
I1"
'nera
v'nlot
wllt
f0"0
ul
,or
its
readers
but
to
all
the
people
of
t'gS
Prince
Rupert
and
Central
and,tre
u
drtip
lettwti
u
u
thought
how.
Northern
British
Columbia,
bestjever
that
the
two-cent
rate
win
be
wishes
for
a
Merrier
and
a
Hap-
maintained,
for
some
time
at
least,
on
pier
Christmas
than
they
ever
ex-
'
picture
postal,
the
reduction
only
apply-perienced
before.
:
mg
to
"strictly'
business
cards.
Thirty
Persons
Killed
When
Crack
Florida
Trains
Crash
Into
Each
Other
in
Georgia
ROCKMART,
Georgia,
December
24.-
At
least
thirty
persons
are
thought
to
have
been
killed
in
a
collision
last
night
between
the
Royal
Palms
and
Ponce
tie
Leon,
crack
Southern
Railway
passenger
trains.
Early
this
morning,
thirteen
bodies
had
been
already
recovered.
The
Injured
number
sixty-five.
All
those
killed
were
on
the
Ponce'
de
Leon,
northbound
from
Miami,
which
collided
head
on
with
the
southbound
train
as
the
latter
was
waiting
on
a
siding
for
it
to
pass.
Most
of
the
dead
were
(
tho
dining
cr
and
the
day
nrb
Immdi
'tely
bpb'nd
It.
Circulation
1528
Sales
39S
J.
E.
Mclntyre
Killed
in
Room
at
Anselus
kJ
Hotel
with
Revolver
Detectives
searching
for
wife
from
whom
deceased
was
separated
ten
year
old
son
made
gruesome
discovery
VANCOUVER,
December
21.
Summoned
to
the
Angelus
Hotel
late
yesterday
afternoon,
police
found
the
body
of
J.
E.
Mclh-1
tyre,
45,
well
known
local
auto
dealer
and
salesman,
lying
on
the
j
floor
of
his
room
with
three
bullet
wounds
in
his
body.
Mclntyre,
i
according
to
the
police,
was
the
victim
of
a
murder"
and
detectives
are
searching
for
his
wife
who
is
believed
to
have
been
the
last
person
to
see
him
alive,
a
hotel
clerk
having
reported
that
she
went
in
the
room
early
in
the
afternoon.
Mclntyre
and
his
wife
had
been
living
apart
for
some
time
and
the
gruesome
discovery
of
his
dead
-
body
was
made
by
his
nine-year
old
son
....
-
p.
.
j-.
First
police
reports
said
that
It
was
a
case
cf
suicide
bnt
medical
examlna-
tlon
revealed
the
three
bullet
wounds
!
and.
on
a
dresser
nearby,
was
fcund
an
.
automatic
plstcl
with
one
cartridge
In
the
barrel
and
the
magazine"
empty.
MIL
P.tTTI'LLlS
(ilCEL'TI.Mi
i:
May
I,
through
you.
extend
to
I
my
constituents
of
Prince
Rupert
riding
in
particular
and
the
residents
of
Central
and
Northern
British
Columbia
In
general
best
wishes
for
a
Merry
i
Christmas
and
Happy
New
Year.
BIG
INCREASE
IN
I
CUSTOM'S
REVENUE
1'lgure
li.r
Nuxenibrr
and
A!m
Kor
.......
.
.,
...
,
A
ear
Reported
'
Away
up
by
Depart-
ment
OTTAWA.
Dec.
14
Customs
collections
showed
a
marked
gain
in
the
month
of
November
over
the
tame
month
last
year.
Last
month
113.600,000
wal
collected
on
dutiable
Imports
while
In
November,
1923.
atl.700,000
was
collected.
In
the
eight
months
enied
November
30.
$105,000,000
was
collected
by
the
customs
department
while
In
the
same
period
last
year
433.OO0.OO0
was
taken
In
the
revenues.
The
grand
total
of
Canadian
trade
for
November
was
324l.OO0.OO0
while
It
was.
In
the
same
month
last
year
(213.-000.000.
INVESTIGATION
OF
FRUIT
MARKETING
ASKEDBY
SHIPPERS
KELOWNA,
De:.
24.
Independent
Shippers
In
the
Okanagan
Valley
at
a
public
meeting
last
night
decided
to
petition
the
provincial
government
for
a
commission
ot
three
to
Investigate
all
the
circumstances
connected
with
the
marketing
of
fruit
with
particular
attention
to
the
co-operative
movement.
PIONEER
ALASKA
HOTEL
MAN
DEAD
IN
WALLA
WALLA
WALLA,
WALLA.
Washington,
Dec.
21.
(
J.
W.
Wilson,
who
built
the
Hotel
8t.
i
Michael
In
Alaska
twenty-nine
years
ago
and
'who
later
operated
the
Hotel
Daw-;
son,
remaining
In
the
north
eight
j
years,
died,
here
today
after
an
Illness
of
two
months.
He
was
73
years
of
age.
LOGGER
DIES
From
Injtirlri
IVhllr
on
Way
tu
puwrll
Klter
HoKpltut
POWELL
RIVER..
Dec.
34.
Struck
by
a
falling
tree
at
a
Theodosla
Arm
logging
camp,
Hugo
Rantatala,
aged
28,
tuttalned
Injuries
which
resulted
In
his
death
a
few
hours
later
while
being
hfllMrllt
M.p
TV
-Vl.1'
rr-e.
Mi-
pi'
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
with
newly
laid
dancing
floor,
for
hire.
NEW
SODA
FOUNTAIN.
The
latest
and
beat
for
the
least.
Thone
457.
Price
Five
Cents
--
rmtxmTT
iai
inirt
"i
7
iJiKlHtUWlKUL
P
ATICIWl1
vDl
IT
I
,
A
I
IAI
IMll
it
I
I
il
!
OLD
COIN'TKY
SOCIALISTS
DIVIDED
AS
TO
WHETHER
OK
NOT
IT
SliOI'LD
IOK.M
PART
OP
LONDON,
Dec.
24.
The
Socialist
Party
In
England
It
threatened
with
a
spilt
over
birth
control.
Fr;ponents
of
the
Idea
want
n
understanding
that
In
a
future
general
election,
the
Socialist
Party
will
adopt
birth
control
teaching
as
a
part
ot
Its
platform.
They
say
that
the'
advice
which
is
open
to
any
married
woman
who
has
the
money
to
pay
her
private
p'lslclan
should
be
given
the
poor
woman
free
of
charge.
ev-
"Ported
that
birth
control'
was
a
matter
for
individual
decision-
and
eo
Prty
cry.
The
report,
however,
'
was
referred
back
for
further
consideration.
OTTAWA
HOUSE
WAS
RANSACKED
1-KICEI.ESS
CANADIAN
HISTORICAL
RELICS
AND
JEWELLERY
TAKEN"
IKOM
HOME
OF
LATE
Silt
josEI'll
POPE,
OTTAWA,
Dec.
24.
Priceless
Canadian
historical
relics
tni
Jewellery
were
stolen
when
thieves
ransacked
the
residence
here
of
the
late
Sir
Joseph
Pope,
former
under
secretary
of
Internal
affairs,
during
the
absence
ot
Lady
Pope
who
Is
spending
the
Chrlttmaa
holidays
In
Quebec
The
monetary
value
of
tho
articles
taken
Is
estimated
at
about
12,-000.
FIRE
IN
BELLINGHM1
DEPARTMENTAL
STORE
DID
$50,000
DAMAGE
BELUNOHAM,
Dec
21.
Fire
on
the
upper
floor
of
the
Fair
Department
Store
last
night
caused
damage
estimated
at
$50,000.
An
Emergent
Communication
of
Tslmpsean
Lodge
No.
58
A.F.
&
A.M.
will
be
held
in
the
Masonic
Temple
on
Sunday,
December
2(1,
1926,1
at
1.15
p.m.
for
the
purpose
of
holding
a
Masonic
Funeral
Service
for
our
late
Bro.
Peter
Black.
All
Members
and
Rojourns
Ing
Brethren
are
requested
to
attend.
ED.
II.
MORTIMER,
P.M.
SocV.
1